Rorik Hemmingsson

Rorik Hemmingsson (810-882) - king of the rebellious Frisian Kingdom (841-882), preceding Gothrid the Frisian. Ryorik was the half-brother of Harald Clack. After the expulsion of Harald from Denmark, they, along with Rorik, plundered Frisia out of the hands of the Franks. Roric became the ruler of the kingdom with its capital in Dorestad. But his kingdom was being raided by the Franks and Vikings. In 873, Roric with his nephew Hrodulf baptized and sworn an oath to Charles II the Bald. He died in 882 in Dorestad.